Water is a versatile green solvent that can be used for many organic reactions. It has unique physical properties like hydrogen bonding that allow it to activate both nucleophiles and electrophiles. Reactions that were traditionally carried out in organic solvents, like Diels-Alder reactions, pericyclic reactions, reactions of carbanions/carbenium ions, radical reactions, and multicomponent reactions, have been shown to proceed faster or with better selectivity in water compared to organic solvents. The use of water as a solvent provides advantages such as environmental friendliness, safety, and cost effectiveness.